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Senate Bills 1018-1020
Coverage of Senate Bills 1018-1020 in the Nexus archive.
- Runestad proposes one-year moratorium on data centers, urging caution and scrutiny
State Sen. Jim Runestad, Michigan Republican Party Chair, proposed a one-year moratorium on data center projects to assess their impacts, including environmental and rate hike concerns. The bills, co-sponsored with Sen. Ruth Johnson, aim to gather data before implementing regulations, mirroring similar legislation in the House as the state sees a surge in AI data centers.